Casio EX-10 vs Sony W710

Lets look more closely at the Casio EX-10 and Sony W710, both Small Sensor Compact digital cameras by competitors Casio and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap between the image resolutions of the EX-10 (12MP) and W710 (16MP) and the EX-10 (1/1.7") and W710 (1/2.3") feature totally different sensor size.

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The EX-10 was unveiled 11 months after the W710 so they are of a similar age. Each of these cameras offer the identical body type (Compact).

Before going in to a more detailed comparison, below is a concise synopsis of how the EX-10 matches up against the W710 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Casio Exilim EX-10 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710. The full galleries are available at Casio EX-10 Gallery & Sony W710 Gallery.

If you are going to carry around your camera often, you'll need to take into account its weight and proportions. The Casio EX-10 has external dimensions of 120mm x 68mm x 49mm (4.7" x 2.7" x 1.9") and a weight of 384 grams (0.85 lbs) and the Sony W710 has measurements of 97mm x 55mm x 20mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") and a weight of 114 grams (0.25 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are working with during that time. The following is the front view measurements comparison of the EX-10 and the W710.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the EX-10 and W710 is 83 and 96 respectively.

Typically, it's hard to visualise the gap between sensor sizes only by reviewing specs. The picture here will help provide you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the EX-10 and W710.

All in all, both of these cameras enjoy different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The EX-10 with its bigger sensor will make shooting shallow depth of field less difficult and the Sony W710 will offer you more detail having an extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also help you crop photographs far more aggressively. The more modern EX-10 will have an advantage when it comes to sensor tech.